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The AHP Careers Fellowship scheme funds learning and development opportunities for the AHP workforce across the public sector in Scotland. Applications are now open and the closing date is 12 noon on Wednesday 26 July.

A new training resource is available to help meet the needs of people affected by trauma and abuse. The training framework will be delivered by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) at the request of the Scottish Government’s Survivor Support team.

Once again, NES will be participating in the NHSScotland Event taking place on 20 and 21 June next month at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. The theme this year is ‘Working Differently Across Boundaries: Transforming Health and Social Care’.

Team members from the Safety, Skills and Improvement Research Collaborative (SKIRC) have just completed a one-year Health Foundation funded project on “Designing and testing ‘always event’ and person-centredness concepts in multiple care settings”.

The NES Draft Local Delivery Plan for 2017-18 sets out our vision and priorities for the year ahead. It supports the Scottish Government's Health and Social Care Delivery Plan published in December 2016.

Turas is the new online learning and CPD platform for health and care professionals in Scotland. Created by NHS Education for Scotland (NES), Turas is where Nurses and Midwives now access ePortfolio and it’s ready for you to join.

As a result of competitive funding from The Health Foundation’s ‘Innovating for Improvement’ Programme, we've been working with care teams across NHSScotland to design and test the Always Events concept.

The Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions (NMAHP) Leadership Programme: eHealth Applications in Healthcare was developed and delivered by NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in 2014~15 on behalf of Scottish Government with the aim of enhancing the NMAHP contribution to eHealth within Scotland.

During February and March NHS Education for Scotland, in partnership with Health Protection Scotland and members of the Scottish Health Protection Network, will be delivering a series of learning events for community pharmacists on health protection.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS), Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS), Health Improvement Scotland (HIS), The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (The ALLIANCE), Yellow Card Centre Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES and NHS Health Boards are collaborating to offer a series of Quality Roadshows - designed to raise awareness of and commitment to quality improvement across Scotland.

From 27th March 2017 The Knowledge Network will move into a new phase of development and look slightly different. When you search for journals, books and articles you will use the new Library Search. To read about the background to this development go to http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/helpandtraining/help-and-training/about-the-knowledge-network-.aspx.

In December, the Scottish Government set out its plans on how health and social care needs to adapt to meet the demands of the future, working more collaboratively, efficiently and effectively. At NES, we’re already working with our partners on how we can rise to the challenges set by the Plan.